This section provides abstracts for all the articles that have been published in the ORBIT Journal. The abstracts are shown here and clicking on an abstract will take you to a page you can use to access the full journal article (note: this will take you to the journal website and away from the main ORBIT site).

The articles are also broken down by key concept in the drop-down menu above, so you can read about Concepts in RRI, Case Studies, Ethical Issues, Technologies and Solutions

Read more about the article Computers as omnipotent instruments of power

Computers as omnipotent instruments of power

Hopes, fears and actual change in administration, politics, and society from the 1960s to 1980s With examples concerning the development and dissemination of computer technology in the Soviet Union, the…

Read more about the article Issues of Implied Trust in Ethical Hacking

Issues of Implied Trust in Ethical Hacking

This paper discusses the issues of implied trust in ethical hacking. Unlike many other long-established professions, such as lawyers, doctors, and accountants; ethical hacking is a relatively new profession. As…

Read more about the article RRI in Higher Education

RRI in Higher Education

Taken from: Vol 1 No 4 (2018): The ORBIT Journal - An Online Journal for Responsible Research and Innovation in ICT Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is a way to…

Read more about the article Taking a historical website into the present

Taking a historical website into the present

User interaction with Hidden Lives revealed. This case style describes the ethical issues raised by allowing user in-teraction with a historical website (‘Hidden Lives Revealed’) on the subject of children…

Read more about the article RRI in Industry

RRI in Industry

Taken from: Vol 1 No 3 (2018): The ORBIT Journal - An Online Journal for Responsible Research and Innovation in ICT The concept of responsible research and innovation has its…

Read more about the article My Brain Book

My Brain Book

A Case Study on Responsible Research and Innovation in Information and Communication Technology for Ageing People. This case study provides an example of industry working closely with both the public…

Read more about the article Tackling global health challenges with telemedicine

Tackling global health challenges with telemedicine

The development of a telemedical diabetes monitoring system as a learn-ing case for Responsible Research and Innovation in ICT This case study showcases the development of the telemedical diabetes monitoring…

Read more about the article Co-Creating Smart Cities

Co-Creating Smart Cities

The Case of the T-City initiative as best practice example for Responsi-ble Research and Innovation in ICT This case study describes the T-City initiative and uses it as a best…